In Chile, tens of thousands of hectares are covered by a forest fire. More than 100 people died. The country has been announced in the country
ESTEBAN FELIX / AP / Scanpix / Leta residents of the city of Vigna del Mar in the Valparaiso region, which suffered greatly due to forest fire. February 3, 2024
In Chile, forest fires covered the territory of several tens of thousands of hectares, it has not yet been possible to slow down the speed of fire, an emergency regime has been announced in the country. By the morning of February 5, it was known about 112 dead, for the country this became the largest natural disaster in the number of victims since 2010, when about 500 people died as a result of the earthquake. Forest fires regularly occur in Chiles at this time of year, but now the fire threatens large settlements in the Valparaiso region, where about a million people live. “The situation is really very difficult,” President Chile Gabriel Borich said in a special video message.
Esteban Felix / AP / Scanpix / Leta Smoke from a forest fire and burned houses in the suburbs of Vigna del Mar. To this city, where about 330 thousand people live, the fire came close. February 3, 2024 ESTEBAN FELIX / AP / Scanpix / Leta burnt cars in the suburbs of Vigna del Mar. February 3, 2024 Esteban Felix / AP / Scanpix / Leta residents of Walparaiso, one of the most densely populated regions of Chile, try to evacuate to safer places, since the area of the forest fire is growing rapidly. February 3, 2024 Andres Pina / Aton Chile / AP / Scanpix / Leta in the forest fire area was the city of Willia-Alman, where more than 90 thousand people live. February 2, 2024 Lucas Aguayo Araos / Anadolu / Getty Images to evacuate residents in Valparaiso attracted the military. February 2, 2024 Lucas Aguayo Araos / Anadolu / Getty Images region Valparaiso. February 2, 2024 Lucas Aguayo Araos / Anadolu / Getty Images region Valparaiso. February 2, 2024 Esteban Felix / AP / Scanpix / Leta Vigna del Mar. February 3, 2024 Rodrigo Garrido / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Vigna del Mar. February 3, 2024 Sofia Yanjari / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Vigna del Mar. February 3, 2024 Sofia Yanjari / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Vigna del Mar. February 3, 2024 Lucas Aguayo Araos / Anadolu / Getty images Vinya del Mar. February 3, 2024 Sofia Yanjari / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Vigna del Mar. February 3, 2024 Rodrigo Garrido / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Vigna del Mar. February 3, 2024 ESTEBAN FELIX / AP / Scanpix / Leta resident of Vigna del Mar, who has lost a friend due to the fire. February 3, 2024. Chile authorities believe that the data on 51 deceased are not final, there may be more victims. Lucas Aguayo Araos / Anadolu / Getty Images region Valparaiso. February 2, 2024